Jungle Fever: Smoking Paraphernalia & Legal Highs

If you want to get the best legal highs from your choice of herbs and other plants, you want to keep all the ingredients in your stash as fresh as possible.  There are actually several ways to go about accomplishing this task, allowing you to always have herbs at the ready for a quick smoke.

One approach is to buy a good quality tobacco tin with an airtight seal.  Limiting exposure to air will help to keep all the ingredients fresher, a factor that is particularly important if you are including plant matter like dried banana peels or herbs like rosemary in the mix.  An additional benefit of using the tin is that all the scents of the ingredients have a chance to intermingle, possibly creating a more potent experience.

Another idea is to use a re-sealable food storage bag.  Some people recommend using one that is designed for use in the freezer, since they are somewhat thicker and more likely to protect your herbs.  After placing the herbs into the bag, take the time to squeeze out any excess air before sealing the bag.  The herbs will stay fresh for several additional days that way.

You may find that keeping your bag of herbs in the refrigerator will also help keep them fresher for a longer period.  However, there is some difference of opinion on this method.  Proponents say that it does indeed keep everything fresher, while others believe that keeping them in a cool pantry works better, especially if you prefer to use a vaporizer.  The herbs will heat quicker, which in turn means you get to enjoy the effects a little sooner.

Vaporizers are a specialized type of device that you can use to extract the active ingredients of psychedelic plants and turn them into vapour for subsequent inhalation by the user. This process is called vaporization. Tobacco as well as many other herbs are some of the plants most commonly used with vaporizers.

Vaporization is considered a popular alternative to conventional smoking. In smoking, the herb is burned resulting in the production of chemicals that irritate the linings of the respiratory system and can possibly cause cancer. The vaporizer, on the other hand, heats the herb in a vacuum until its active ingredients boil off and inhaled safely as vapour. There is no combustion involved in vaporization. Therefore there is no smoke produced. Moreover, not a single measure of tar or carbon monoxide gas is produced. The vapour is fine except with cannabinoids where it is usually sticky and sweet.

The vaporization process and the benefits it gives remain the same whether the vaporizer you are using is made up of a single device unit or a modular system of assembled vaporization tools. The process always begins with the extraction of the vapour in various forms of extraction chambers made from glass, metal or other materials. Inhalation always follows the extraction process. The user inhales the extracted vapour directly using a pipe or a hose. In some cases the vapour is kept in a jar or any container for future consumption.

Vaporizers have a number of advantages over cigars and cigarettes. Some of these include a much lower temperature that does not burn the airways and lungs, the use of less plant material needed to obtain a desired intensity of experience, and most importantly the production of little or no smoke, for which cigarettes and cigars have earned their reputation for causing cancer.

A weed grinder, also called a herb grinder, a bud grinder or spice grinder, is a tool that you can use to grind herbs and spices into smaller particles in order for you to either add them to food or to inhale their odours. A weed grinder is indeed inseparable from a vaporizer. After the former has ground the psychedelic plants, the latter heats up the ground up pieces and converts them to vapour ready for inhalation. Weed grinders are considered perfect for grinding tobacco and other herbal highs like the leaves of salvia divinorum.

Weed grinders are typically made up of two or three compartments with a fine screen separating the top from the bottom. The fine screen acts as a sieve that allows only fine particles like ground salvia to pass through but blocks bigger plant particles. Grinders are called either “four-stages” or “five-stages” grinders depending on the number of its various divisions that further reduce in size the particles that have already been ground from the first compartment. The “five-stages” grinder is specially designed for making tobacco snuff.

Tobacco snuff is tobacco finely ground into powder form. Snuff is becoming more and more popular as it can now be used in places where smoking is prohibited such as on aircraft and in restaurants.

After you ground tobacco or salvia divinorum with your weed grinder, you can expect it to burn more evenly after you roll it into a joint. Grinding it exposes more of its surface area to heat and thus it will produce stronger-smelling vapours compared to when it is not ground. Another advantage of finely-ground herbal highs is that you do not expect it to poke holes in rolling paper because of the extremely small size of the particles.

Herbal blends are powdered essences of legal highs made only from the finest quality ingredients. Herbal blends have been used for centuries to evoke feelings of well being and happiness. Most herbal blends are herbal extracts that will produce a pleasant aroma when burned and inhaled. Most herbal essences contain the powders of exotic psychedelic or mind-altering herbs like Red Clover, Wild Lettuce and Rose. Most herbal herbs do not contain tobacco or nicotine. Moreover, most ingredients are 100% natural and organic.

There are several brands of herbal essences sold in the market nowadays. The popular brand, Chill, offers pleasant relaxing fragrances when burned as incense. It contains root bark and tree resin as special ingredients.

Ignite® power-puff is incense that gives off a euphoric sensation with the aromatic scent of fire burning a heated gold brick. It gives a great kick at any time, especially in order to spark up the evening with enhanced energy needed to socialise and be satisfied and inspired. Ignite® contains damiana herb as one of its active ingredients.

Farmers Honeyblend is a satisfying herbal mixture of rich aromatic herbs. It is combined with honey and various fruit juices in order to give a cool, fragrant smoke. It is also nicotine and tobacco-free and most of all non-addictive.

Red Ball is a natural energizer, which contains a stimulating aroma that triggers the senses. You can burn Red Ball in your bong or make it into a tea. Remember to let it infuse first for a minimum of 15 to 30 minutes to allow the active ingredients enough time to permeate the water. Afterwards, reheat and enjoy the drink.

Roor bongs use only the finest quality hand-blown borosilicate glass with a thickness range between 2mm and 7mm. Roor bongs are manufactured in Germany by the world famous glass blower Martin Birzle along with his team of expert glass blowers. Each of the various types of Roor bongs and accessories are individually unique and beautifully made and are blown to perfection. These types of glass bongs are for those who are into luxury and stability.

With Roor bongs you can inhale and savour the best and nicest smoke. The reason is that every Roor bong uses scientifically proven ideal water to volume ratios that gives users a far smoother smoke. When it comes to price, Roor bongs are relatively more expensive than other types with models selling as high as £270 or even £340. Nevertheless, Roor bongs come with a Roor Glass gauze and sometimes with a free herb grinder. Despite the price, Roor bongs are also naturally durable. Each unit also comes with the Roor trademark logo.

Icemaster Roor bongs are straight cylindrical water pipes featuring ice-notches in the tube located between the joint connection and the bottom of the logo. This particular type of Roor bong utilizes ice cubes to cool down the smoke as it passes through the pipe. You can put the ice cubes in half of the tube space left above where the ice-notches are located. The cooling action of the ice helps in the smoothness of the hit and further enhances every Roor bong smoking experience.

Another type of Roor bong is the Zumo Roor bong, which has a cylinder, a down tube plus a separate lift-off bowl.

A vaporizer is a device for heating up herbal highs and turning them into vapour in order to be inhaled by the user. One type of vaporizer is the handheld vaporizer. Handheld vaporizers are conveniently small, light and portable and can be powered either by batteries or butane gas; although most models of handheld vaporizers do not require batteries at all, only a lighter and your herbs. They are also very inexpensive.

Some models of handheld vaporizers have extendable mouthpieces. Some are designed to extract and further refine the vapour of your herbs in order to produce less poisonous vapours. With smoking you will get heavy sluggishness, but with handheld vaporizers you will have a clean and clear experience.

Other handheld vaporizers are very small, just about the size of a pen. With these small types, your breath may even be used for quick heating and inhalation. This type can be used anywhere – in your office or home, or practically anywhere whether you have a lighter or not.

In order to use a handheld vaporizer you must first put some of your ground mixed herbs into the large glass bowl. Screw in the mouthpiece, or the long stem, afterward. Then light a flame under the bowl using a lighter in order to heat up your herb mix. Revolve the bowl gently while the flame is still on. As soon as the bowl begins filling up with vapour, inhale through the mouthpiece. The feeling is quite different compared to when you are smoking. With smoking, you can feel the back of your throat being hit by the smoke but with a vaporizer there is barely if ever anything to notice. The psychoactive effects of the herbs, however, are more potent with the vaporizer.

Bongs are long smoking pipes that are specially designed for inhaling the natural fumes of herbs such as tobacco and cannabis. One popular type of bong is the acrylic bong, which is made from that transparent material. Compared to glass bongs, acrylic bongs have moderate properties and are relatively cheap and easier to handle. They are also very practical and long lasting.

There are several types of acrylic bongs. Acrylic straight bongs are tall, reaching even two feet in height, providing enough room for a large capacity of smoke. This allows the smoke ample time to cool down on its way up into your lungs.

Acrylic ice bongs are colourful devices that require the addition of ice cubes to the water pipe making the smoke cooler, cleaner and smoother. This provides a very soothing feeling for the lungs as the ice-cooled air is inhaled.

Acrylic bubble bongs, on the other hand, maximize the amount of water to be used in filtering and making the smoke smooth.

Acrylic multi-chambered bongs are brightly coloured with two chambers that make the smoke cooler and extra smooth as it travels from the bowl into the lungs. They are usually provided with a thick rubber base and two tubes connect the shafts to each other.

Another type is the gravity bong. Acrylic gravity bongs are not only water-powered but are also completely portable smoking systems. This type of bongs harnesses the power of gravity to displace water from one chamber into the other. As a result, a thick cloud of smoke is produced from any herbal high.

Legal highs are drugs used legally for spiritual and recreational purposes. The United Kingdom is one of the many countries where many legal highs are sold despite the fact that many of them have already been banned.

One type of legal high is Kratom, a powerful stimulant derived from the South East Asian Mitragyna Speciosa plant. It is native to Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and India. Kratom is taken to significantly lower depression states, anxiety and pain, and to produce feelings of euphoria and relaxation. Other effects of Kratom include treating opiate addiction and increasing a man’s sex drive even by 50%!

This addictive legal high occurs in various forms that include resin, powder, leaves and capsules. The most popular form though is the resin. The strongest is the Kratom Resin Pies that are grown and produced in Bali, Indonesia. Other types of Kratom resins include the 15x extract that has powerful alkaloids and the more potent and longer-lasting original Thailand Kratom strain. The recommended dose for all types of Kratom resins is a minimum of 1.5 grams.

Traditionally, Thai labourers would chew the leaves regularly, and this is practiced even now. Nowadays however, we have Kratom resins for smoking and Kratom extracts are boiled as tea. Kratom leaf, which is the useful part of the plant, are dark green, thick and glossy and these leaves are shed throughout the year, which means that if your decide to grow your own Kratom plant it will be possible for you to harvest regularly all year round.

Herb grinders are used to grind tobacco and other herbs into very small particles which can be heated up and whose vapour can then be inhaled through a vaporizer. If you are planning to make your first purchase of an herb grinder, you should keep a few things in mind. If you are not on your guard when buying your grinder, you can be easily short changed.

First of all, keep in mind that it is always advisable to buy your herb grinder from a supplier with many years experience and a good reputation in the manufacture of grinders. The bestselling herb grinders are named after the companies that manufacture them. The one considered most ideal by smokers is the Space Case grinder. The fine crystal collecting screens that ground your tobacco into a perfectly fine consistency make the Space Case grinder an all-time bestseller. Because of such efficiency and popularity, the Space Case grinder is worth as much as £60 but smaller models can fetch only £20. Two other names of popular grinders are the organic-derived Mix’n Ball grinders and the scratch-resistant Sharp Stone grinder.

Second, check the grinder for quality. Make sure it is not made from acrylic, wood or cheap aluminium. A premium quality grinder is manufactured out of the best aircraft aluminium according to very strict standards and would usually sell at £20 to £60 each. High quality herb grinders are made from expensive high-grade aluminium, but not necessarily aircraft aluminium, and would usually cost £15 to £30. Both high and premium quality grinders have other features like a magnetic lid and a great lustre.

Thirdly, choose your preferred size correctly. The larger the herb grinder, the more plant material it can process at a single time. Large grinders usually measure from 1.5 up to 4 inches in diameter although a 3 to 4 inch model is ideal.

Fourthly, buy one with the suitable hole size. This refers to the holes between the grinding section and the screen section of the grinder. The holes will determine how well ground the tobacco or your favourite herbal high will be. Different sizes of the holes produce different results. Holes that are 3.6 to 3.9 mm are perfect for beginners and holes that are from 4.0 to 4.8 mm are good for those who use a vaporizer, rolling machine or pipe.

Smoking can be as sweet as honey, and never is this truer than when sweet bongs are used.

A bong is the essential device needed for smoking and most smokers are aware of that. Not only do bongs provide the best quality smoke, they are reputed to be health-friendly, as well. The water within the bong traps any foreign substances that might prove harmful to the smoker if inadvertently inhaled.

Bongs offer a nearly unlimited variety of designs and materials to choose from. The sky is the limit as far as new designs are concerned. This means that only one’s imagination should dictate the type of bong to be used and the design and features that the new bong will have.

Sweet bongs are products of the ever-imaginative, boundless creativity of bong designers. This type of bong features the most stylish look, the latest features, and the most durable materials. Only the best kind of smoke is produced by using a sweet bong. The great thing is there are more sweet bongs in the market every day; the supply seems to grow with the demand.

The fun that every smoker can have from smoking can be multiplied many times with a sweet bong. It is a case of all the elements of a great device coming together to produce the highest quality possible. The taste of smoking has never been better than with a sweet bong. Imagine tobacco tasting sweeter than honey itself; only a sweet bong can offer that kind of satisfaction.